This tree's betrayal was not merely a matter of social dynamics. In its own words, it had suffered far too much unfair treatment.
Not to mention that Mother Tree. When she was born, her parent was already a Mother Tree—and still alive at the time.
With such an exceptional mother protecting her, she could naturally grow without worries.
What truly bred resentment in it was the encirclement of the Space Wave Point this time.
Although the Tree Race were dormant, their scramble for such resources was subconscious, instinctive.
Without the ability to teleport through space, what right did you have to dream of becoming a Mother Tree?
For the Tree Race, sufficient Spatial Rules were a necessary condition for advancing into a Mother Tree—not a sufficient one.
If it wanted to advance into a Mother Tree, it would certainly need sufficient Spatial Rules. But possessing sufficient Spatial Rules did not necessarily mean it could advance.
That was why it had to fight for these Spatial Rules.
And precisely because of that, a vast Alien Race Forest of Trees occupied the core position, while the other forest seas could only watch from afar.
Did those forest seas not want to compete? Of course they did, but this forest sea would drive them away—well, we've booked the whole place!
This was what Qu Jianlei and the others had never understood before.
Space Ripples were indeed dangerous, but the benefits were also immense. As a major race, they would drive away other groups.
Yet those forest seas were unwilling to give up. Though dormant, they instinctively guarded the surrounding area, waiting to see whether they might get a chance to pick up scraps.
This tree ranked fourth among the three leaders of its group, and it had originally been full of confidence that